TED Talks

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• The Charter for Compassion

  
  Integral Options Cafe — Authority: 438
  My religion is compassion. Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. Dalai Lama My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. Dalai Lama A call to bring the world together… The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and ...
  20 hours ago

• TEDxCopenhagen: Eftertanke

  
  Seismonaut — Authority: 107
  Jeg deltog for et par uger siden i den danske TED-konference, eller TEDxCopenhagen, som den officielle titel er. Konferencen er en ”individuelt arrangeret TED-event”, altså en slags franchising. TED har ikke så meget med den at gøre, andet end at udstikke regler for brug af deres brand, grafik, format etc..Jeg ...
  23 hours ago

• Social media may be creating a generation of dummies

  
  The Social Media Soapbox — Authority: 99
  I blog, therefore I am? Steve Rubel is SVP, Director of Insights for Edelman Digital, and a social media and marketing thought leader.  I respect him tremendously.  But when interviewed recently by Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson on their podcast For Immediate Release , he said something that disturbed me ...
  2 days ago

• As it rains and rains in Britain ....

  
  Sarah's writing journal — Authority: 131
  This video of a TED talk by Anupam Mishra on the Ancient Ingenuity of Water Harvesting puts a different slant on the view outside the window...
  2 days ago

• Um jovem do Malawi, os moínhos de vento e o papel das redes sociais

  
  BioTerra — Authority: 137
  William Kamkwamba Agora também é a vez do BioTerra de contar a história de William Kamkwamba William Kamkwamba, do Malawi, é um inventor nato. Com 14 anos, construiu um moinho de vento a partir de sucata, com base em esquemas rudimentares que descobriu num livro da biblioteca local intitulado ...
  4 days ago

• TEDxOttawa – Wow, I’ll be a part of it!

  
  Halyma — Authority: 111
  It has flown by – weeks of preparation and meetings for the main organizing team of TEDxOttawa will culminate in the all day event taking place this coming Sunday, December 6th, 2009.When I offered myself as one of the speakers, I was prepared for a sweet but polite, “we’ll let you know.. “as they waited [...]
  4 days ago

• Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue "soft" power | Video on TED.com

  
  Share and Smile — Authority: 104
  Indias Foreing Affairs Minister (State) at TED talk. He talks about Indias development over the year. Very useful talk. His english is superb. Listen and learn. Here i go. Over to Shashi. Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue "soft" power | Video on TED.com
  5 days ago

• Gapminder is blowing my mind

  
  pafa.net — Authority: 111
  Gapminder shows statistics in motion. Doesn’t sound too exciting? Take a look at this amazing tool and see if you don’t agree. Ok, I’m a data geek – but this will help you find your own inner data geek, I promise. This chart shows declining birth rate associated with increases in personal income for the US, ...
  5 days ago

• The Best of TED: A Stroke of Insight?

  
  Open Culture — Authority: 607
  Last week, we waded into the best of TED debate . What’s the best TED Talk out there? It’s hard to say. Purely subjective. But we can say one thing. Jill Bolte Taylor’s “Stroke of Insight” talk reaches the top of many lists. What happens when a neuroanatomist experiences a massive stroke and feels all the ...
  1 week ago

• Bollywood and Indianness

  
  Just Jo — Authority: 120
  I have time and again pondered over the pitiful situation that we have as Bollywood as a brand name representing Indian cinema to the world outside ( just google with “bollywood+jocalling” to see my posts on this topic ). For a long time, it used to be the self-styled ambassadors of Hindi cinema who keeps ...
  1 week ago

• Excel Links – Learn Excel Online Edition

  
  Pointy Haired Dilbert: Charting & Excel Tips - Chandoo.org — Authority: 466
  Recently I have conducted a survey on my blog to find out your pulse on PHD. Quite a few survey respondents have told me that PHD needs a topic-wise archive so that you can learn excel easily. So over the weekend I have prepared a webpage where you can find topic-wise posts on excel and charting. Go check out the ...
  1 week ago

• Did Negroponte Predict This in 1984?

  
  Free Technology for Teachers — Authority: 601
  This morning Mashable and other tech blogs reported that Amazon set a new sales record for the Kindle in November. Interestingly, this morning I also watched this TED Talk filmed in 1984 in which Nicholas Negroponte predicted that some day we would be reading books on small screens. It seems that Negroponte was ...
  1 week ago

• The Secret of Happiness is . . .

  
  ROTUS — Authority: 104
  “low expectations.” Barry Schwartz, psychologist and Swarthmore College professor’s compelling argument for limited choices. Did you ever notice that poor people seem to be happier than rich ones? Merry Christmas.
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• English For International use

  
  Share and Smile — Authority: 104
  Here is a useful TED India video. It is about English language and its different uses in the international sphere. As the world is but a comity of nations dependent on each other for various needs and requirements like financial, political, economic, social, bilateral or multi-lateral nature the language of English ...
  1 week ago

• AN IDEA ABOUT IDEAS…

  
  Have Coffee Will Write — Authority: 145
  With all the intensity and brilliance for which he is known, Alan Kay envisions better techniques for teaching kids by using computers to illustrate experience in ways -– mathematically and scientifically -- that only computers can.
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• Show Thanks For Your Teachers, Mentors & Role Models

  
  ThrillingHeroics.com — Authority: 119
  Feature photo by chanchan222 For readers from the States, I wish you a happy Thanksgiving! A few months ago, I was thinking about all the individuals who have helped shape the course of my life and the person I am today. I’ve been extremely fortunate to have the guidance of some brilliant minds and to surround ...
  1 week ago

• Storytelling with Data: Statistics Tell a Story

  
  The Unquiet Librarian — Authority: 418
  Presentation Zen: Hans Rosling & the art of storytelling with statistics via kwout Earlier this week, I urged librarians to think about ways to tell your library’s story.  Here is a cool post from Garr Reynolds’ Presentation Zen blog, “ Hans Rosling and The Art of Storytelling with Statistics .”   ...
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• A FUTURE FOR SPACE EXPLORATION…

  
  Have Coffee Will Write — Authority: 145
  In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating and asks entrepreneurs to pick up where NASA has left off.
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• Great Guy Gift : Manspaces

  
  dakini notes — Authority: 104
  Sam Martin : Manspaces A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory   Fab site! Manspaces.com From the book:    You know you need your space, but what’s the answer? Manspace! It’s the shot in the arm, the rallying cry, the inspiration for guys like you to take back a little piece of territory, to have ...
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• Tim Brown Talking about Design on TED Talks

  
  ChicTip.com — Authority: 140
  Tim Brown says the design profession is preoccupied with creating nifty, fashionable objects — even as pressing questions like clean water access show it has a bigger role to play. He calls for a shift to local, collaborative, participatory “design thinking.”
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